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CABLE RAILWAY. I No. 372,867. Patented Nov. 8, 1887.

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CABLE RAILWAY.

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'IIII llIll UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- CHRISTIAN PEPER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CABLE RAILWAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,867, dated'November 8, 1887 Application filed May 23, 1887. Serial No. 239,120. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN PEPER, of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Cable Railways, of which the followingis afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

forming part of this specification, and in top or plan view of my improved railway;

and Fig. III is a vertical transverse section taken on line III III, Fig. II.

My invention relates to certain improvements in cable-railways; and it consistsinfeatures of novelty, hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the road-bed, 2 the track-rails, and 3 the tube or conduit. The latter is made in two main parts, each of which is preferably divided at 4:, as shown in Figs. I and III. v

5 represents chairs formed of two portions, 6, preferably'of triangular shape,'connected by a web, 7. Each chair has a flange or vertical portion, 8, against which the respective parts of the tube or conduit tit, and each one of these portions 8 has a flange, 9, provided with an enlargement or head, 10. The tube or conduit is provided with slots 11, that receive the flanges 9 of the chairs when the conduit-plate is slipped down into position. Thus all that is necessary to secure the plates to the chairs is to take the respective parts and pass them downward, the slots receiving the flanges 9. The heads 10 then hold the respective portions of the conduit against the chair and prevent their being forced together without bending or breaking the chair. I prefer to divide the conduit-plates horizontally, as shown at 4, but do not confine myself to this.

12 represents a bottom,of concrete or other suitable material, at the lower portion of the conduit.

The conduit or tube at the joints 13 may be connected to the portions 8 of the chairs, if desired,'by means of bolts passing through holes 14. 1

In'cas'e it is desired to remove the conduit ora portion of it, it is only necessary to remove bolts 14, if any be used, and to lift up ward on the conduit or tube plate, and it"can be taken out and replaced, as described.

15 represents ties to which the chairs may be secured.

The upper face of the tube is preferably roughened or serrated, as shown in Fig. I, to'

preventa person or animal slipping thereon.

It will be seen that there is no connection whateverbetweeu the conduit and the roadbed, so that the former can be removed at any time without disturbing or interfering with the latter.

I claim as my invention- 1- The combination of the chair 6, having its sides or standards connected by a web, an inwardly-projecting flange on the inner wall of each side or standard, enlargements on said flanges, and tube or conduit plates having slots open at bottom and closed at top, whereby a plate extending over two or more chairs can bereadily slipped into place, held, and removed, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination of chairs having their sides connected by a web, and each side hav ing an inwardly-projecting flange provided with a head or enlargement, and a conduit or tube made up of plates 3, divided horizontally, the upper sections having vertical slots open at bottom and closed at top, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

CHRISTIAN PEPER.

In presence of- GEO. H. KNIGHT, EDw. S. KNIGHT. 

